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LocationOakland
Call NoJ HISTORY UNITED STATES GENERAL
TitleHistory Smashers : The Space race / Kate Messner ; illustrated by Falynn Koch.
AuthorMessner, Kate, author.
Barcode47660111120909
CollectionE & J History
SummaryMyths! Lies! Failed satellite launches? Head to the launch pad, the History Smashers are busting the biggest misconceptions about the Space-Race, and the facts are blasting off in 10-9-8 On April 14, 1969, President John F. Kennedy announced that the U.S. would put a man on the moon kicking off the Space Race, right? WRONG! The Space Race was already well underway by 1969...and honestly, the U.S. was lightyears behind the Russians when it came to space exploration. Alright, but once the U.S. got going, it was smooth sailing to the stars, right? Not exactly. Space exploration always comes with risk, and the truth is to learn about our universe, it took the work of many scientists, politicians, and passionate every day citizens like you.
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Catalog Details

International Standard Book Number 9780593902363
Personal Name Messner, Kate, author.
Title Statement History Smashers : The Space race / Kate Messner ; illustrated by Falynn Koch.
Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice New York : Random House, 2026.
Physical Description 214 p. illustrations ; softcover 20 cm.
Content Type text txt rdacontent.
Media Type unmediated n rdamedia.
Carrier Type volume nc rdacarrier.
Series Statement History smashers.
Bibliography, Etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary, Etc. Myths! Lies! Failed satellite launches? Head to the launch pad, the History Smashers are busting the biggest misconceptions about the Space-Race, and the facts are blasting off in 10-9-8 On April 14, 1969, President John F. Kennedy announced that the U.S. would put a man on the moon kicking off the Space Race, right? WRONG! The Space Race was already well underway by 1969...and honestly, the U.S. was lightyears behind the Russians when it came to space exploration. Alright, but once the U.S. got going, it was smooth sailing to the stars, right? Not exactly. Space exploration always comes with risk, and the truth is to learn about our universe, it took the work of many scientists, politicians, and passionate every day citizens like you.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Scientists Juvenile literature.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Scientists.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Astronautics History Soviet Union.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Astronautics History United States.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Astronautics Soviet Union History Juvenile literature.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Astronautics United States History Juvenile literature.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Space race History Juvenile literature.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Space race History.
Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term United States.
Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term United States Juvenile literature.
Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term Soviet Union Juvenile literature.
Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term Soviet Union.
Added Entry, Personal Name Koch, Falynn, 1985- illustrator.
Series Added Entry-Personal Name Messner, Kate. History smashers.